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Male Circumcision (Adult)

Service/Procedure Summary

Adult patients are 16 years old or older. This procedure removes the foreskin of the penis.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
213 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
204 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
131 days
162 days
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
125 days
203 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
199 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
225 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
58 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
---

Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
58 days
75 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
74 days
72 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
---
153 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
204 days
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
41 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
---
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
---
---

Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
August 1 - October 31 2018
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
December 2018

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
M Dale Miller
Sydney
120 days
59 days
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
108 days
123 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
65 days
203 days
David G Bell
Halifax
197 days
162 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
307 days
103 days
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
345 days
118 days
Wallace T'ien
Dartmouth
215 days
422 days
Bruce Palmer
Kentville
423 days
225 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
---
---
Dave Padmore
Truro
---
---
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
133 days
---
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
70 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
---
---
Jerzy B Gajewski
Halifax
---
---
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
448 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
164 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
---
---
Najeeb Ahmed Abdul Kadir
Amherst
---
---
Neelakantan G. Pillai
Inverness
---
---
Padraic O'Malley
Halifax
---
79 days
Peter A Anderson
Halifax
---
146 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
119 days
---
Samuel S Chun
Dartmouth
---
230 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
346 days

Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Jacob Puthenparumpil
Truro
44 days
62 days
M Dale Miller
Sydney
86 days
23 days
Kenneth Rent
Sydney
85 days
39 days
Peter Massaro
Truro
47 days
81 days
David G Bell
Halifax
103 days
96 days
Bruce Palmer
Kentville
118 days
89 days
Wallace T'ien
Dartmouth
119 days
150 days
John E Grantmyre
Halifax
242 days
38 days
Ashley Cox
Halifax
---
---
Dave Padmore
Truro
---
---
Greg G Bailly
Halifax
83 days
---
Hammad Asim
Sydney
---
16 days
Jeffrey George Himmelman
Kentville
---
---
Jerzy B Gajewski
Halifax
---
---
John Paul McCarthy
Kentville
---
212 days
Joseph G Lawen
Halifax
---
62 days
Lukas Wasserman
Antigonish
---
---
Najeeb Ahmed Abdul Kadir
Amherst
---
---
Neelakantan G. Pillai
Inverness
---
---
Padraic O'Malley
Halifax
---
60 days
Peter A Anderson
Halifax
---
94 days
Ross Mason
Halifax
35 days
---
Samuel S Chun
Dartmouth
---
144 days
Trevor Butler
Kentville
---
78 days

Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
November 1 2017 - October 31 2018
Next Update: 
December 2018
Disclaimer: Hospitals and clinics across the province provide all wait time information displayed on this website. Wait times are based on historical data and do not include emergency priority cases. Current wait times experienced by some patients may be different.

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